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The Main Three
Lance Greenfield/Girokon
Lance in human form
Breaking Dawn
Debut: "A New Life"
A 17-year-old boy who chose to live in Equestria upon the rapture. He's naïve and quite unlucky, but he means well.- Absurd Phobia: Has a fear of tree frogs after one climbed down his throat when he was 4.
- Angelic Transformation:
- Crippling Castration: During the "Jackflank!" chapter, Lance loses the ability to have children after his testicles were hit with two supersonic rocks and smashed with a hammer.
- Dragged into Drag:
- Fountain of Youth:
- Groin Attack: see Crippling Castration example above.
- Idiot Hero: Lance is easily tricked, slow to understand the situation, and bad at conversation.
- Journey to the Center of the Mind: Several times in the story Lance has nightmares about an incident on a farm. In the chapter "A Trip Into The Mind", Twilight and Lance go inside his mindscape to relive the memory with the intent of finding the source of the trauma. The incident in question happened on Lance's grandad's farm. Lance's cousins locked him in the barn and had a horse forced upon him. Lance never trully overcomes his trauma, but talking about it with Twilight lessened its hold on him.
- Lance's mind is visited several times after this, mostly as a way for him to show his memories to other characters.
- Mental World:
- Messianic Archetype:
- Rape as Backstory:
- Superpowered Evil Side:
Break
Debut: "Split Personality"
Lance's bad boy conscience. He represents Lance's anger and emotion. The shoulder devil to Dawns shoulder angelRed Oni, Blue Oni: The red oni to Dawns blue. He's quick to angry, constantly horny, and swears constantly.
Dawn
Debut: "Split Personality"
Lance's good conscience. He represents the calm and collected side of Lance. The shoulder angel to Breaks shoulder devil.Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue oni to Breaks red. He's calm, collected, and reasonable... supposedly
The Bronies
David Ambrose/Whitemark
Debut: "Bronies In Equestria"
The first brony to appear in the story. David came to Equestria with the intent of wooing Rainbow Dash. He also specializes in the creation of lewd art work, which he draws directly on the walls.- Mad Artist: He frequently makes highly inappropriate art of everyone around him including his friends, random women, and political leaders.note
Louie The Brony Dog/Luke Swain
Debut: "A Dog Is A Brony?"
The second brony to appear in Equestria. Upon the rapture, Luke asked God to send him to Equestria as a dog, believing that would be the secret to Twilight's heart. It didn't work.- Bestiality Is Depraved: When Twilight didn't return his affection he settled for Winona the dog. In the process they had several pups.
Malbatorus The Brony Dragon
Debut: "A Dragon, A Brony"
The third brony introduced. Malbatorus was bullied back on earth. When he met God during the rapture, he asked to be a dragon so no one could mess with him. Despite his appearance he is quite friendly and just wants to get along with everyone.- Bully Magnet: Was one back on Earth.Malbatorus [Sad] I was picked on back on earth. I though if I became the biggest thing here, I wouldn't be picked on anymore.
- Delightful Dragon: He is nothing but helpful to those he calls friends.
- Fair-Weather Friend: When Lance is preparing to fight against The Nightmare he runs and leaves everyone to die.Narration: As for Malbatorus, who was suppose to be our edge, freaked out when we told him we were about to fight The Nightmare. He said he wasn't about to try that, and before we could protest or reason, he fled, leaving us behind.
- Gentle Giant: Is calm and only desires friends. He is quite brutal to those who hurt his friends though.note
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here:
Greg Campbell/Mellow Haze
Debut: "The Last Brony"
The fourth brony to appear in the story. Greg's only want in to world is get high and party. He is often calm and buzzed, but is quick to hurt others for a laugh.- Groin Attack:
- The Stoner: Weed is his main drug, but is willing to get blackout drunk and steal morphine for a quick high.
Zane/Stormy Vision
Debut: "Rivalry Ended"
The fifth brony in Equestria. Zane came to Equestria to search for a special someone, and he is determined to find them.- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Zane is introduced as having an important mission, but quickly loses relevance and drops from the story.
Aaron/Nightwing
Debut: "Party Crasher"
The sixth brony that came to Equestria. He teamed up with Vinyl Scratch to tour all over Equestria to spread their music.- Maurice Chevalier Accent: Is given a french accent in the let's read.
- Out of Focus: Aaron only has brief appearances throughout the story, but he never fully disappears.
Peter Krużel/Purple Blaze
Debut: "Royal Crush"
The Seventh brony introduced into the story. Peter is what you would call a full-time prankster. When he isn't being mischievous he likes to play on his guitar.- Mood-Swinger: Peter's mood often changes on a dime. From happy to sad to happy to angry within a few paragraphs.
- The Prankster: Everyone gets caught in one of his pranks sooner or later.
- Superpowered Evil Side: See Violent Inferno.
Frederic Bourdages/Iron Clad
Debut: "Royal Crush"
The Eighth brony to come to Equestria. Frederic is unique among the bronies as he came to Equestria five years before the rapture. He is Lance's best friend and fancies himself as an inventor.- Arch Nemesis Dad: The reason Frederic came to Equestria early is because he was murdered by his own father. This comes back to bite him when his father, Richard, chose to go to Equestria to kill Frederic again.
Seth Sethity Sethinston The Sethinteenth/Rendan
Debut: "Learning"
Seth is the ninth brony to appear in the story. He's often seen around his best friend Zorrow, who he treats poorly.- Overly Long Name: His full name is Seth Sethity Sethinston The Sethinteenth, most people just call him Seth.
Zorrow Bialeki/Fearanger
Debut: "Learning"
Zorrow is the tenth brony to appear in the story. He is often seen around his best friend Seth, who treats him poorly. His favorite thing to do is hide outside Applejack's house and watch her work, so he can build up the courage to ask her out. Karma always beats poor Zorrow down before he can do anything however. Shadow Breeze/Jeronime
Debut: "Going Snowboarding"
The eleventh brony to come to Equestria. He keeps track of the animals and shit like that. Vinetion Lutin
Debut: "Getting The News"
The first female brony and twelfth overall.- Expy: of Poison Ivy. She controls plants, has an attitude, and is a lesbian.
- Fertile Feet: Whenever she stomps her hooves plants with respond to her commands.
- Green Thumb: Can control plant life by stomping her hooves.
Annabel Fletcher/Anarchy
Debut: "Train Ride"
The second female brony and thirteenth overall. She chose to be a draconequus, giving her nearly unmatched power. Alexander/Silver Charger/Port
Antagonists
Cody Benson
Debut: "A Revenge Plot"
When Cody was standing before God he knew what he had to do. He would go to Equestria to kill Lance, because Lance killed his family. And he would not let anything get in his way.- Blaming the Victim:
- Easily Forgiven: Despite killing 13 guards in his attempt to get to Lance, he only spends a week in jail. Nobody seems to hold it against him and welcome into their group when he appologizes.
- Irrational Hatred: Cody Benson's reason for wanting to kill Lance is entirely nonsensical. Back on Earth, Cody Saved Lance from a random mugging, but during the skirmish Cody lost a check. A check that had the money to save his father from a Loan Shark. Not only does he not realize he can get another check, he also pushes blame onto Lance.
- Heel–Face Turn:
Richard/Frederic's Dad
Debut: "Cupcakes and Griffins, Oh My!"
First Mentioned: "Royal Crush"
- The Don: During his time on Earth Richard was the head of the Canadian Mob.
- Offing the Offspring:
Violent Inferno
Debut: "Violent Inferno!"
The personification of Peter's rage. Val
Draco
Red Storm
Debut: "Pleasant Fields: Arrival"
Jun
Debut: "Wait, There's Two Now!"
An evil clone of lance.- Kill and Replace: Jun's hates being the clone and wants Lance's life, and is willing to kill him for it.
The Nightmare *Spoilers Ahead*
Debut: "Nightmare"
First Mentioned: "Pleasant Fields: Brother Against Brother"
The Watcher *Spoilers Ahead*
Debut: "The Final Act Part 1&2"
An mysterious being who's role is to keep the worlds pure and stable... supposedly.- The Bad Guy Wins:
- Diabolus ex Machina:
- Reality Warper:
- Restart the World: The Watch rewinds time back to the first chapter due to his disgust with how the bronies were ruining everything.
- Walking Spoiler: The Watcher's only appearance is during the final act. In which he completely reboots the timeline.
- The Watcher:
Crossover Characters
Omnius/Nathan Traveler/Sean
Debut: "Weird Events"
- Crossover: He is from ''Omnious' Travels: Equestria''
- Dimensional Traveler
- Expy: of Doctor Who
Razor Graze, Kill, and Joy
Razor Graze
Debut: "Crossover Of Consciences"
First Mentioned: "Father And Son, Fight To The Death!"
- Crossover: He is from Three Of Me School Society
- Superpowered Evil Side:
Kill
Debut: "Crossover Of Consciences"
Joy
Debut: "Crossover Of Consciences"
Other Characters
God
Debut: "A New Life"
The Christian God. The one who enacted the rapture and brought all the bronies to Equestria. Captain Barehoof
Debut: "Night Attack"
Barehoof is the leader of the Princess's Royal Guard. He is diligent in his effort to protect Equestria's citizens. Eventually retires and marries Dana.- Reluctant Retiree: Is ordered by the princess herself to retire and spend a good life with Dana.
Dana Greenfield
Debut: "That's Not Possible"
Lance's mom. She came to Equestria because she couldn't stand the thought of Lance being on his own.- My Beloved Smother: Seeks to control Lance at every opportunity. As the story progresses she mellows out as she realizes Lance is grown up now.
Drax
Debut: "Heat Survival"
Dali
Debut: "A True Friend"
- Hates Being Touched: In Dali's culture, it's highly offensive to touch any one without being close to them, and they will act as if they've been raped if someone so much as taps them.
Spark Greenfield
Debut: "Stallion VS Wild"
The son of Lance and Twilight. On the surface, he looks to be a simple child. But deep down, he holds unknown power. Little Fawn
Debut: "Back To School"
The adopted daughter of lance.- Age-Down Romance:
- Nonindicative Name: Fawn is a pony, not a deer like her name suggests.
Mr. Bleak
Debut: "Detention And Evil Teachers"
Nova
Star Chaser
Grace, Kill, and Joy
Grace
Debut: "A Chance To Escape"
- Distaff Counterpart: Of Razor Graze.
Kill
Debut: "Grace"
- Distaff Counterpart: Of Graze's Kill
Joy
Debut: "Grace"
- Distaff Counterpart: Of Graze's Joy.
Austin
Debut: "Imagination Unleashed"
The author of Living The Dream. Mark Greenfield
Debut: "Bronies VS The Undead"
First Mentioned: "The Grand Galloping Gala"
Lance's older brother.- Zombie Apocalypse: Willingly chose to live in one by picking the Dead Rising universe as his afterlife.
Canon Characters
Twilight Sparkle
Debut: "Meeting The Mane Six"
Rainbow Dash
Debut: "A New Life"
The Rest Of The Mane Six
Pinkie Pie
Debut: "Meeting The Mane Six"
Rarity
Debut: "Meeting The Mane Six"
Applejack
Debut: "Meeting The Mane Six"
Fluttershy
Debut: "A New Life"
Princess Celestia
Debut: "Job Hunting"
Princess Luna
Debut: "Mating Session!"
Dark Timeline Characters
Scamp
Debut: "Epilogue"
The main character during the bad future. She's determined to find Lance and restore the original timeline.